Cully Cobb
| Cully Alton Cobb, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 25, 1884 Prospect, Giles County Tennessee, USA |
| Died | May 7, 1975 (aged 91) Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Mississippi State University |
| Occupation | Educator, Philanthropist |
| Years active | 1908-1971 |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Byrdie Ball Cobb (married 1910-1932, her death) |
| Children |
Two sons from first wife: |
| Parent(s) | Napoleon and Mary Agnes Woodward Cobb |
(1) Byrdie Ball Cobb (married 1910-1932, her death)
Two sons from first wife:
Cully Cobb, Jr.
Cully Alton Cobb, Sr. (February 25, 1884–May 7, 1975), was an agricultural pioneer, educator, printer, journalist, and philanthropist in the American South who with his second wife, Lois Dowdle Cobb (August 1, 1889–August 9, 1987), co-founded the Cobb Institute of Archaeology on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi.
Cobb was originally a poor farm boy born in his grandfather's cabin near Prospect in Giles County in rural southern Tennessee. His parents were Napoleon Cobb (1849–1913) and the former Mary Agnes Woodward (1855–1932).
In 1908, at the age of twenty-four, Cobb received his bachelor's degree from Mississippi A&M College. Thereafter, he accepted for two years the position of superintendent of the first agricultural high school, established in the unincorporated community of Buena Vista in Chickasaw County in northern MIssissippi. From 1910-1918, Cobb was director of the men's agriculture club at Mississippi State University.
In September 1918, Cobb became editor of Southern Ruralist magazine in Atlanta, Georgia. He was named president of the American Agricultural Editors Association for three consecutive years. In 1932, the Southern Ruralist was sold to Progressive Farmer. Cobb was the managing editor of the Georgia-Alabama edition of Progressive Farmer.
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